Steve,
Thanks for the great updates. Like, Manon, I had some thoughts on Sue deciding not to stay over at Paul's tonight. Earlier today I started to write that this was some good news/bad news. The good news is that Sue is tapping the brakes a little (Not fully hitting them) so that things don't get too out of hand. The bad news is that it got to the point where she had to slow things down. She has spent the night with him since Valentine's Day, so that argues against Manon's possibility 2. Your response about trying her staying on Tuesday nights seemed positive enough that I don't think it would cause Sue a concern, which would argue against possibility 1. So I suspect that Manon's possibility 3 may be what is really at play in her decision.
If it is number 3, whose's emotions are heating up? Sue, like my wife and other women I know, tends to downplay or underestimate her emotional attachments (i.e., Brad, Robert). So it could be Sue feeling herself being drawn in emotionally and, thankfully, hitting the brakes a little. I think Paul may be the one getting more attached. Paul may be asking her to stay over more often as he has been ramping up his alpha role. In the month leading up to Valentine's weekend he progressively (or regressively?) exhibited less and less concern for your feelings to the point that he was pretty much in your face that weekend trying to show his ownership of Sue's sexuality. Since then he has demonstrated some concern but that might be because Sue told him to. Regardless of whose's attachement, Sue backing off a little is the right thing.
Of course, there is another less ominous possibility. Maybe Sue is trying to avoid sexual/emotional burnout with Paul. She has mentioned that things could start to wear thin (or something to that effect). She has been getting a lot of very intense sex from Paul two or three nights a week lately. And it has been fairly regular - Tuesday and Saturday. That new relationship energy level (new since New Year's) can only sustain itself for so long before the intensity lessens. She might be trying to extend that time of intensity. If that is the case, maybe some quickies after work (like tonight), before work or during lunch (don't forget the period pads!!) might let her have the exciting sex without the drawn out post coital tenderness that can build emotional attachment. Just a thought.
Best of luck during these times.
Thanks for the great updates. Like, Manon, I had some thoughts on Sue deciding not to stay over at Paul's tonight. Earlier today I started to write that this was some good news/bad news. The good news is that Sue is tapping the brakes a little (Not fully hitting them) so that things don't get too out of hand. The bad news is that it got to the point where she had to slow things down. She has spent the night with him since Valentine's Day, so that argues against Manon's possibility 2. Your response about trying her staying on Tuesday nights seemed positive enough that I don't think it would cause Sue a concern, which would argue against possibility 1. So I suspect that Manon's possibility 3 may be what is really at play in her decision.
If it is number 3, whose's emotions are heating up? Sue, like my wife and other women I know, tends to downplay or underestimate her emotional attachments (i.e., Brad, Robert). So it could be Sue feeling herself being drawn in emotionally and, thankfully, hitting the brakes a little. I think Paul may be the one getting more attached. Paul may be asking her to stay over more often as he has been ramping up his alpha role. In the month leading up to Valentine's weekend he progressively (or regressively?) exhibited less and less concern for your feelings to the point that he was pretty much in your face that weekend trying to show his ownership of Sue's sexuality. Since then he has demonstrated some concern but that might be because Sue told him to. Regardless of whose's attachement, Sue backing off a little is the right thing.
Of course, there is another less ominous possibility. Maybe Sue is trying to avoid sexual/emotional burnout with Paul. She has mentioned that things could start to wear thin (or something to that effect). She has been getting a lot of very intense sex from Paul two or three nights a week lately. And it has been fairly regular - Tuesday and Saturday. That new relationship energy level (new since New Year's) can only sustain itself for so long before the intensity lessens. She might be trying to extend that time of intensity. If that is the case, maybe some quickies after work (like tonight), before work or during lunch (don't forget the period pads!!) might let her have the exciting sex without the drawn out post coital tenderness that can build emotional attachment. Just a thought.
Best of luck during these times.